1. |
LMIntro
01:43
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At long last
I am able to say a few words
Of my own
I have never wanted to withhold anything
But until now
It has not been constitutionally possible
For me to speak
But you must
Believe me
When I tell you
That I have found it impossible
To carry the heavy burden of responsibility
And to discharge my duties as King
As I would wish to do without the help and support
Of the woman I love
And I want you to know
That the decision I have made
Has been mine
And mine alone
This was a thing I had to judge entirely for myself
God bless you all
God save the
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2. |
Story (Lonely)
04:39
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Buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
I make this music alone, and it gets lonely, lonely
I make this music alone, and it gets lonely
'cause I showed it to the homies
But they just act like they don't know me
They just throw me off by asking for favours
And soon as I gave 'em
They put me on the shelf 'till they need other ones later
And you can say that it was my fault I bent over backwards
Or you can blame the fact that back in '07 they turned their backs
I just rap about it now but if I fade into black
And this never made it onto tracks
Then why the fuck'd I do that? I'm sayin'
People took advantage of me
My kindness is my weakness I ain't replicatin' bullies
I gave myself to people who ain't care about me fully
And then I gave nothing to the ones who did, I'm sorry
If that's my folly
I'm taking everything back
I opened up my eyes and saw around me everything's whack
And if I lose a couple friends who wouldn't notice I gapped
I might as well give up the waiting on those motherfucks to message me back
And give attention to the people who matter
I struggle with that, uh
So maybe I was ill-informed to try be a rapper
I pushed my people to the side while I was hitting my stride
And then wondered why they wouldn't come back
Fucking hell, am I blind?
So I'm resigned to being back by myself
It's whack for my health
But better that than being one they stack on the shelf
So when I make this fucking music alone, and it gets lonely
All I do is think about the day I'm winning my Tony
Fuck, I mean Grammy don't I
Walking with my back to the sun
I'm not Denzel but I excel, that's a fact, number one
My mental state weighs a ton
And I carry it daily, this shit is crazy
I did the same thing as they be
But maybe I wasn't meant for Shady
If I ain't meant to be Jay-Z, then I'm meant to be lazy
Procrastinating writing raps till I'm 80
But yo the fact that I've been greatly depressed lately
And stressed, baby
Nothing you can say can stop my top from blowing like M80's
Maybe I am meant to be Shady
I dropped the first album, stopped giving a fuck and started writing to Dre beats
But mine are prod by LMO and god damnit you ain't know
What me can make when we start burying hatchets up in the snow
Be afraid
Of the Army of One album that will clown 'em
This my nuclear bomb
To fuck up all around him
And if I'm writing shit like this with writers block
Just imagine what I'm writing when I'm not
that shit is hot
Decide for yourself if this applies to you
And if it doesn't, I appreciate you being grateful for all I try and do
And if it does, take a look up in the mirror,
Wonder why the fuck you never had a clue
Up until now
Decide for yourself if this applies to you
And if it doesn't, I appreciate you being grateful for all I try and do
And if it does, take a look up in the mirror,
Wonder why the fuck you never had a clue
Up until now
I finally found my Tuscan Leather-ass intro
I could rap all on this beat for an hour but I'll just keep it simple
I studied rap for a decade and when they went to hit play
They were blown the fuck away by everything I had to say
I was broken I was hopeless I had nothing
But yo still I found myself up on the microphone stuntin'
And there's one single difference I see between me and you
I'm still here a decade later homie
Why aren't you
Army
Buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
Fuckin' buried alive
I make this music alone, and it gets lonely, lonely
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oddhead lyrics cannot be transcribed
Yo bro, this what I got
I'm sitting in the studio right now
And I'm trying to cook this beat for you
Uhm, the vibe is kinda different, but yeah
Let me know if you like it, so
I will finish it
I mean I will finish it anyway, but
If you like it I will finish it faster, so
Yeah this what I got, so far
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First take
Ya'll ain't ready for this
Fuck, I don't even know if I am
Turn that shit up
Uh,
Uh,
Keeping the energy up on high
Ain't no better way to make my rhyme
Fought for a better day and now I can celebrate
'cause every time I do it I can take my time
Seven to five, no it ain't my grind cause I'm dope
And I know that I'll catch my shine 'cause you wont
If you think you can take on me, tie a rope
And you thought I could never get better than I spoke, what?
Yeah, Army is here to harm and tear
Until alarms will blare
And now you're hard to hear
And then you start to fear
Because you can't compare
And you aren't prepared
For when I blast in your eardrum
Start and it's redrum
Parked in the shed son
Scars that you bled from
They aren't what you're scared from
My bars that you fled from
Don't rark me again
Before I bark, and you're dead bruh
Yeah, hardly a sweat
And I'm starting to get
To a level that you never thought that Army would get
Because karma's a threat
Do you harm to forget
That I'm calm as the rest
If you laugh, you'll regret
Put a cast on your neck
Then I said keep your head up on a swivel so you checked
But I'm gone like the past when you ask for a cheque
Now you glance at your flank to your last couple breaths, uh
Nothing you could ever do to beat me
Even if you're trying to I lay you down sweetly
Greet me as Army with daps on the arm g, partly
Ever wanna verse just ask me, uh
Better than you ever could have thought
Get that verse now or you never will afford one, awesome
Try and outrap me you're in for a short run
I seal up deals like a caulk gun, uh
Nothing you could ever do to beat me
Even if you're trying to I lay you down sweetly
Greet me as Army with daps on the arm g, partly
Ever wanna verse just ask me, uh
Better than you ever could have thought
Get that verse now or you never will afford one, awesome
Try and outrap me you're in for a short run
I seal up deals like a caulk gun, uh
Whoa there
Slow it down
Have to ease the gas pedal onto the ground
Thoughts been racing in my mind
Searching through my head
If I want to pass the crown along or have it stay around
Pound for pound I’m the greatest at whatever I do
Muhammad Ali, no pebbles up in my shoe
Both middle fingers up and they are pointed like you
I’m allergic to bullshit and round you I achoo
Cause no one’s been realer
Regicidal the King Killer
Lyrical crack dealer
Spitfire like skate wheeler’s
I’m Godzilla, fighting off royal air trigger’s
I crush mic’s and throw hands like MJ doing the Thriller
Just do it like Nike, try me
Turn this to a movie like Spike Lee
I be, sippin’ on a drink like spiked tea
High key
Killing beats since hairstyle was spikey
Spite me
If you’re threatened by me
Why flee?
If you throw a punch like Hi-C
I see competition as inspiring
Might leave a wild legacy behind me cause there’s
Nothing you could ever do to beat me
Even if you're trying to I lay you down sweetly
Greet me as Army with daps on the arm g, partly
Ever wanna verse just ask me, uh
Better than you ever could have thought
Get that verse now or you never will afford one, awesome
Try and outrap me you're in for a short run
I seal up deals like a caulk gun, uh
Nothing you could ever do to beat me
Even if you're trying to I lay you down sweetly
Greet me as Army with daps on the arm g, partly
Ever wanna verse just ask me, uh
Better than you ever could have thought
Get that verse now or you never will afford one, awesome
Try and outrap me you're in for a short run
I seal up deals like a caulk gun, uh
Army comin’ way too quick on the beat
That’s neat but look at that Crunc comin' quick on his feet
With a peep and a Hallowe'en mask on his cheeks, what a freak
I speak with a twang, call me chatta box bing,
wacka flacka flame, call ‘em batta batta, swang
Betta ask for the ad-lib, pitter patter, aim
Pitter patter, little bit a bitter batter, bit a little bit a matter off the adar
Bit a little more off than I can-chew, how bout that
Get off more than Mace Win-du, I doubt that
See all the fans skitterin’ around on the ground
Look at the mans with the skittles in the mouth
Front flip like Mario when I poundin' on the ground, uh
Thought I was done? Nah I just started I just begun,
Gotta have me some fun fun fun, when I smack you on the bun bun bun
You gonna cum cum cum, um um um, sorry I’m dumb dumb dumb
Trynna give you sum sum sum… Don’t drop that thun thun thun
Nothing you could ever do to beat me
Even if you're trying to I lay you down sweetly
Greet me as Army with daps on the arm g, partly
Ever wanna verse just ask me, uh
Better than you ever could have thought
Get that verse now or you never will afford one, awesome
Try and outrap me you're in for a short run
I seal up deals like a caulk gun, uh
Nothing you could ever do to beat me
Even if you're trying to I lay you down sweetly
Greet me as Army with daps on the arm g, partly
Ever wanna verse just ask me, uh
Better than you ever could have thought
Get that verse now or you never will afford one, awesome
Try and outrap me you're in for a short run
I seal up deals like a caulk gun, uh
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5. |
The Gatekeep Anthem
02:12
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Yeah, check check
I'm gonna fuck this up
It's gonna take a few takes
Uh
Con, sistent with the bars like the stars in alignment
Time went out the window soon as my first rhyme hit
All I can hope is that one of the goats will ever open my quotes
But I know that it's hopeless trying to enter the showbiz
In a country down under where you never hear no shit
Shoutout to you if you know this
I've been on that dope shit since I heard Without Me at my folks crib
A part of me changed that day, if I'd known it then
I would have just, grabbed a microphone and pen
To get back in the zone again
But it took me ten, long, years
Until my voice was in, your, ears
And if you rap no, one, cares
Unless you make hype ass shit
So I'm like, aight bitch
Me and LMO got ya lit like light switch, uh
Born in one-nine-nine-seven
I'm a little bit older than a lot of you brethren
If you weren't in high school by two-k-eleven
Don't try and tell me anything about rap, get it
You couldn't tell me one thing Rakim said and,
Your lists have nothing but the shit from last decade
You think because you got a subscriber base
You can talk about rap like you own the place? Just wait
I'm sorry, I don't mean to hate
Yo LMO, hold up, wait
The fuck are you doing mate
Switching the beat again?
Uh, uh, yes
Yes
Get 'em man!
No one can fuck with you with these beats
You do this shit too elite
Lay a naysayer to sleep, uh
Yes
Yes
Alright I better rap then
There's not long left on this beat
Let's get 'em
Uh, yeah, yo
And I ain't no authority
But it just really bothers me
You haven't heard The Cold Vein
And think you know the whole game?
And no I'll never claim I've heard every album ever
I just don't say I don't know shit while I think I sound clever, uh
And no I ain't no 80's baby
Some folks wouldn't even play me
Stuck up in their ways from back in 1988
And yo, I like some Public Enemy
And Elvis ain't no friend to me
I paid my fuckin' dues like you should
Ain't that fuckin' crazy
Ain't that fuckin' crazy
Ain't that fuckin' crazy
Ain't that fuckin' crazy
Ain't that fuckin' crazy
Ain't that fuckin' crazy
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6. |
Ride
02:44
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Check, check
Uh
And with that shit out my system
I am back about my mission
If you talk about ambition
There ain't no one else who with him
Cause I went the fuckin' distance unlike some people
And I put the time and work in that's required to become lethal
Ain't one sequel
But damn this beat goes hard
Shoutout to LMO, man my god
I ain't tellin you that I've been sellin' blow
But push me to malice I'ma pull my card
Ain't no tellin' yo how I'm gonna come through next time
Trust, that no matter how I do it
That you never will forget mine
Deadweight rhymes, I see red lines
Putting motherfuckin' rappers back into their bread lines
I'm never gonna rap to a deadline
Working on the music 'till it's finished
Never tell me how to make mine
Eighteen thousand lines of the profoundest rhymes
And there's nothing before that this sounded like
So I pound a mic before I drown it twice
If you're down to fight it's going down tonight
Bring the best fuckin' raps of your life
And we'll see if they compare to what I throw into the fire
Are you down for mine, are you down to ride
With the words that I motherfuckin' write? uh
I wrote these raps so I can get you hype
And achieve everything that you wanted in life
I ain't sponsored or doctored by suits up high
Yo I'm just a guy who's tryna get by
Found peace at the bottom of a page, I'm alright
When you're down for mine
You know you're down for life
Are you down for mine, are you down to ride
With the words that I motherfuckin' write? uh
I wrote these raps so I can get you hype
And achieve everything that you wanted in life
I ain't sponsored or doctored by suits up high
Yo I'm just a guy who's tryna get by
Found peace at the bottom of a page, I'm alright
When you're down for mine
You know you're down for life
Are you down for mine, are you down to ride
With the words that I motherfuckin' write?
Are you down for mine, are you down to ride
With the words that I motherfuckin' write?
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride for everything that I stand for
A kid who came a long way from losing at handball
Made a name and then made it famous
Not quite worldwide yet but I'm aiming for, it
Niche but this game's enormous
I found my vice let me know what yours is
Only buy twice if you can afford six
And try not to trip on my cordless, uh
I'd get up on the stage for the minimum wage
If it meant that I was finished as a corporate slave
If my boss hears this, don't fear don't trip
I just wanna perform before I'm four in the grave
If there's any kids out looking up to me
You gotta do what the fuck you want
Even if it takes time away
'Cause there's never gonna be the right time and place
So just take it, make it, go damn apeshit
I promise they can tell if you fake it
It won't sound right if you hate this
Basically, if you want the paper, g
You can pack your shit up now and skate for free
But I do it for the love and the taste is sweet
You could never out-bar that, face defeat
Like Big when we meet, it's face to feet
'Cause I stomped out anyone complacent, g
Uh
Are you down for mine, are you down to ride
With the words that I motherfuckin' write? uh
I wrote these raps so I can get you hype
And achieve everything that you wanted in life
I ain't sponsored or doctored by suits up high
Yo I'm just a guy who's tryna get by
Found peace at the bottom of a page, I'm alright
When you're down for mine
You know you're down for life
Are you down for mine, are you down to ride
With the words that I motherfuckin' write? uh
I wrote these raps so I can get you hype
And achieve everything that you wanted in life
I ain't sponsored or doctored by suits up high
Yo I'm just a guy who's tryna get by
Found peace at the bottom of a page, I'm alright
When you're down for mine
You know you're down for life
Are you down for mine, are you down to ride
With the words that I motherfuckin' write?
Are you down for mine, are you down to ride
With the words that I motherfuckin' write?
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride
Are you down to ride, uh
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7. |
An LMO Showcase
01:25
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Ballin'
03:26
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No one ever do it like me when I say shit
Rap so good I think of giving up my day shift
Dropped my last album that shit was for the ages
So now I came back, how's this one for your playlist?
No one ever do it like me when I say shit
Rap so good I think of giving up my day shift
Dropped my last album that shit was for the ages
So now I came back, how's this one for your playlist?
No one ever do it like me when I say shit
Rap so good I think of giving up my day shift
Dropped my last album that shit was for the ages
So now I came back, how's this one for your playlist?
I was up late night scrawlin'
Tryna put rage to the page, it's my callin'
LMO sent me this beat it's called Ballin'
So that's what I'ma do, now I got 'em all fallin'
Jaws to the floor when I do it this raw
'cause I'm the dopest ass Aucklander you ever fuckin' saw
If you thought about doing this you shouldn't anymore
'cause I will end your career with a single phone call, uh
Shoutout to the homies on my last shit
I hope they wanna show up right back when I ask it
Shoutout to producers saying, "yo, where's the art, kid?"
Then hit me with the block when I set 'em on the path to it
But that ain't LMO, 'cause he's the bro
Told me "cuzzy lets do it, 'cause I'm fuckin' with your flow"
And the AKL NZ joint it stole the fuckin' show
Told me "damn yo, you're good at this"
I said "I fuckin' know!" 'cause
No one ever do it like me when I say shit
Rap so good I think of giving up my day shift
Dropped my last album that shit was for the ages
So now I came back, how's this one for your playlist?
No one ever do it like me when I say shit
Rap so good I think of giving up my day shift
Dropped my last album that shit was for the ages
So now I came back, how's this one for your playlist?
No one ever do it like me when I say shit
Rap so good I think of giving up my day shift
Dropped my last album that shit was for the ages
So now I came back, how's this one for your playlist?
No one ever do it like me when I say shit
Rap so good I think of giving up my day shift
Dropped my last album that shit was for the ages
So now I came back, how's this one for your playlist?
I'm sending this one out to every label in the city
Even if I said I left, I still need you fuckin' with me
I will clear your whole roster out from CBD to Sydney
All I'm needing is a budget to get noticed by the big leagues
Overseas, so I can turn my rap dreams
Into piles of cheese for me and my lady
'cause I'm 25 now and I'm trying to be
Selling records by the thousands before I'm 33, listen
By admission I think that I'll never win
'cause I'm too damn good at this for them to put me in
If you're getting too raw, then you're getting blackballed
But I could settle for the second kiwi rapper seen by Black Thought
All I gotta do is grind to the end
'cause a single year of rappin' ain't gon' buy you a Benz
If you listen for the chorus, don't be blind to the pen
Take a little motivation, get inspired again, cause
No one ever do it like me when I say shit
Rap so good I think of giving up my day shift
Dropped my last album that shit was for the ages
So now I came back, how's this one for your playlist?
No one ever do it like me when I say shit
Rap so good I think of giving up my day shift
Dropped my last album that shit was for the ages
So now I came back, how's this one for your playlist?
Uh
I have for twenty five years tried to serve
I shall not fail
I have for twenty five years tried to serve
I shall not fail
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9. |
Chain On
02:43
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Everything I do is for the win
Everything I do is sure to give
Everything I do is sure legit, sorta lit
Even when I rap about the fact nobody ever supported this, uh
But that's ok
I'll find another way
You'll put me on a playlist with the greats one day
I'm better off sticking to the job some say
But I'm prod by LMO so on god, no way, uh
Let 'em hate and watch the money pile up
That's what 50 told Ye and it may hold up
So I'll say fuck you to you if I ain't get it through to you
I'm here fully formed and they told me rapping suited you
But I'm not here to tutor you I got my own game
I got too much on the line not to push my own name
I'm a one man Army since '10 I've been the same
And it's easier to do this when you have no shame, uh
Everything I do is for the win, bro
Everything I do is sure to win, though
Everything you do is sort of cringe bro
Everything has been so
Quiet since I tried it and put out my fuckin' pilot
What transpired was the nicest rappers all went into hiding
'Cause I'm firing on every single cylinder tonight
And made another trap banger 'cause I don't clap hammers
And I keep my eyes open for the next backstabber, uh
Everything I do is for the win
Everything I do is sure to give
Everything I do is sure legit, sorta lit
Even when I rap about the fact nobody ever supported this, uh
Everything I do is for the win
Everything I do is sure to give
Everything I do is sure legit, sorta lit
Even when I rap about the fact nobody ever supported this, uh
I'm here to write shit to make my last sound terrible
I'm thinking that my last one was venerable, here we go
You take all of your orders now from me, I'm the general
I told 'em start rapping and they started writing several
But not a single one can compare, you won't dare
I'm just flexing on this record but I really don't care
I can write a diss record that'll get under your hair
Or a storytelling epic that'll get 'em all in tears
So prepare for the worst 'cause I'm here with the curse
And I'll never stop rapping 'till I'm buried in the dirt
If you're scared of the verse, put your gears in reverse
And you know I couldn't blame you for worse
I'm here to bring fear of the hearse, and to grind so hard
That they write about me bumping Eminem between classes
Regardless, I'm putting in the work to be an artist
And nobody is ready when I start shit
Please do not compare me to Dan who had just heard Heartless
2008, hanging at my friend's apartment
I came a long ass way to get out of the darkness
I'll never take that bullshit for granted
Even though I made it out the city that I first came from
I could never turn my back on where I got my name from
I was destined to rap when I put my chain on
But I wear it 'cause my wife was tryna put the faith on me
Everything I do is for the win
Everything I do is sure to give
Everything I do is sure legit, sorta lit
Even when I rap about the fact nobody ever supported this, uh
Everything I do is for the win
Everything I do is sure to give
Everything I do is sure legit, sorta lit
Even when I rap about the fact nobody ever supported this, uh
Everything I do is for the win
Everything I do is sure to give
Everything I do is sure legit, sorta lit
Even when I rap about the fact nobody ever supported this, uh
Everything I do is for the win
Everything I do is sure to give
Everything I do is sure legit, sorta lit
Even when I rap about the fact nobody ever supported this, uh
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10. |
Open Arms
03:40
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I'm a rapper
Even if I never looked like one
Loading up the mic gun so I can show you what my life's done
Army of One, you know the party's begun
And leave 'em scared to rap again cause that's just part of the fun
I target people I idolize that I look at the through the Vinylize
You gotta do the grind, there ain't no room for no idle time
And all these fuckin' raps are just results of my idle mind
Imagine what would happen if I focused when writing rhymes?
I never wanna hear what you sound like when biting mine
And never disrespect me cause I don't have that type of time
You flakey like a chocolate bar I got for one ninety-nine
Don't make the plans and then go silent on me just like a mime
I left 'em quiet, still had nerve to start wondering why
No-one hit me up or hit me back, they ain't wanna reply
I guess some people dap you up and claim that they're one of the guys
So when I hit you back to see wassup, I'm done with the lies
I know I'll deal with shit like this until I'm a hundred and five
Cause I got more ambition than you all, what a fuckin' surprise
I made this rap just so I could put something out on the line
But like some people used to do, I never went fishing for likes
Maybe if you backed away a bit and stopped kissing the mic
I could hear the words you're tryna spit if they'd even be tight
I'll put your name all up in the song if I'm dissing you right
So if you think this song's about you, maybe stop with the hype
Yeah
I'm sorry, I'm just no longer being polite
Just because I figured out already where I'll be in life
At twenty four I copped a ring, converted my girl to a wife
We just hit two years man, easy we've been in some fights
But always make it past 'em cause we're bigger than lowest of strife
Every perfect marriage that you witness just know that they hide
The secrets that they'll never let you know or you're changing your mind
About the way you feel about 'em lately or if you've been blind
Yeah
So I ain't even gonna pretend, you know what I mean
We've been through shit man, but we always get through it
I don't think anything in life's ever been perfect
But we always come back bigger from it, better, stronger
I wouldn't even want there to be no lows
Because without lows, there's no highs, you know what I'm saying?
Shoutout Shelin I fucking love you man
I was gonna put this on the end of the album but fuck it I'll just put it here
Let's go
Now it's sun rays like a break in the clouds
I cranked the microphone while you were barely making a sound
I lined up eight tracks, yeah, then shot eight of them down
And you know I couldn't not rhyme that with taking the crown
Cause once my albums drops my face'll be, making the rounds
You just a face in a crowd
I set the bars high, and I'm facing them down
This ain't a challenge doing this, I'm just scraping the ground
Put some emotion in your music, yeah that's great and profound
But doing that'll drain your energy, you're wasted and now
You told 'em everything about you, you're just waiting around
For life to throw a curveball
Now you're breaking it down, and everybody around
Can start clapping and, say that they're proud
If that's the validation that you seek go off on 'em loud
I'll be the first one to admit, that's how I feel empowered
I got these chips all on my shoulder from way back, way before 2012, yeah
If you were there remember me, see the state of him now
I'm not the Dan you once knew, cause I've always been bound
To doing what I love whatever you think and acing it, wow
I like to think I'm just as smart as you but no cape and gown
You might remember me from back when we were skating around
I took it on the chin but continued to waste what was sound
I spoke about it last time, that's all I'll say to it now
I don't know what I gained, I guess it only made me a hound
I represented where I'm from, but I'll never be found
And I got open arms for you if you've never been down
(And I got open arms for you if you've never been down, yeah)
Accomplished all I ever wanted, it wasn't enough
Try outdo me in ambition, you comic as fuck
I sprinted way past the finish line like Forrest did Gump
So now you people picking up your phones, you foragers, huh
You see beginnings of my damn, historical run
And I see visions of the future like I'm an oracle, bruh
Shoutout homie Cruncle, no-one else he was holding me down
Way before a single person heard, the gold in my mouth
And he's the older brother that I know I was never allowed
I'll fly across the whole damn globe just to give him a pound
Never met him IRL, of that there's no getting around
But when you show support like he did, it goes deeper than thou
Yeah
(and shoutout LMO too, that's my man)
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11. |
Another LMO Showcase
01:53
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12. |
Feel (Real Ones)
03:30
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This that shit bro
Think you're gonna like this one bro
That goes for everyone else too
You want an anthem?
I got an anthem
Yuh
If you a real one, know this'll make you feel somethin'
I know you see the appeal, so what's the deal cousin?
I think of doing this rap game with a real buzz and,
Getting paid off of what I make with a deal, stuntin'
I wonder what that would feel like
It probably ain't real life, 'cause doing this for dough wouldn't feel right
That never was the reason why I picked up a steel mic
'Cause buying groceries with rap money, huh, yeah right
I literally dream of this success thing every night
My music getting played, signing albums on every flight
I wake to hazy lands, feeling like I just shouldn't write
Despite the fact I dropped a classic album they couldn't find
So maybe I shouldn't grind, cause homie I put in time
And got less results than I would if I stood in line
I'd never ask for new whips, steering wheel wooden pine
But saying that I'm able to break even, I wouldn't mind it
This ain't a game for me (nah)
This every day for me (yup)
Every morning I wake, this what I aim to be (yup)
If you a real one, lift you hand to the planes for me
Make a fist, grab hold, that's what I came to see
This ain't a game for me (nah)
This every day for me (yup)
Every morning I wake, this what I aim to be (uh)
If you a real one, lift you hands to the planes for me (yup)
Make a fist, grab hold, that's what I came to see
Think about what you wanted most in your life
Was it a beautiful wife, bright lights or other shite
'Cause I got all of the above and I'm thankful but I just might
Drop the ball on it 'cause ballin' is tempting when on the mic
You may think I got away with doing this like I'm a thief in the night
But bro, the beef and the fights, from every week, every night
I put in time, now I'm neglecting all the peeps in my life
And I'm a part time rapper, can't think what it would be like
If I was touring, ignoring 'em overseas
Sending Facetime video calls, and texts green
I mean my life would be complete if I sat at the Grammys
But it just wouldn't be worth it, I'd be down on my damn knees
Saying please, never leave, I promise you're everything
I only left because I'm tryna provide with my damn dreams
I was working for the man, now I'm doing my own thing
Can't we celebrate the fact that I made it from no scene?
But here's the whole thing (what's that?)
I would have loved you if we were broke (oh)
Because the time spent together is all I needed to cope (that's what she told me)
We've been down since we were high school kids and you ran the slopes (I did)
Now you're nothing but a name in my phone, who texts me back I hope (uh)
I saw that future myself and I said nope
I'd never trade nothing for you not even for being dope
I can live without the fame, or people knowing my name
Because you cared for me when no-one else did, and I've never been the same
This ain't a game for me (nah)
This every day for me (yup)
Every morning I wake, this what I aim to be (yup)
If you a real one, lift you hand to the planes for me
Make a fist, grab hold, that's what I came to see
This ain't a game for me (nah)
This every day for me (yup)
Every morning I wake, this what I aim to be (uh)
If you a real one, lift you hands to the planes for me (yup)
Make a fist, grab hold, that's what I came to see
So when I tell you what success feels like to me
Is when I rap to this beat and you play it back on repeat
Uh, wassup, yeah
When I rap to this beat and you play it back on repeat
Wassup
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13. |
Sounds Like Blu
03:13
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This beat sounds like Blu, so that's what I'ma do
This beat sounds like Mos, so that's how I'ma go
This beat sounds like Blu, so that's what I'ma do
This beat sounds like Mos, so that's how I'ma go
This beat sounds like Blu, so that's what I'ma do
This beat sounds like Mos, so that's how I'ma go
This beat sounds like Blu, so that's what I'ma do
This beat sounds like Mos, so that's how I'ma go, go
So you think
So you think that you can just rap, and people are gonna listen
Do you really think that?
You gotta be better than everyone else before anyone's gonna listen to you
You gotta do something no-one else is doing
Can't just copy your favourites and expect them listen
They've never heard your favourites
But they know you're copying
So you gotta do it for real
Uh
So once I left the fuckin' city then I came to learning quickly
That it wasn't as easy as leavin' as people said it could be
Institutionalism to all these new schools of prisons
To greatness thought I had risen 'cause I'm cool on a rhythm
And all this shit I envisioned was coming all to fruition
I made a brutal decision and gave my CD to Pops
He told me damn, that's a lot
No shit, it's all that I've got
So when I finished the record I wondered when it would stop
The urge to tell 'em and sell 'em stories concerning my life
I feel like Marshall B. Mathers before Dre learned he was white
I wonder how many years I'll be spending earning my stripes
Cause those are worth more than all the cash I'll earn in my life
And since I'm burning the mic
I'll throw up curtains tonight
I'm heading out of this motherfucker, I'm certain it's right
And I'll be back if I can come up with some purpose to write
But after everything I gave to you, it's curtains, goodnight
Uh
I watched my idols do this shit
30, 9, 22 I'll never forget
I watched my brother 'round the corner who felt the same way as me
About the people in his hometown ignoring his pleas
He wrote the album that I wish I did in 2018
And even after putting that shit out he wasn't appeased
And then my brother 'round the planet finally dipped in his feet
And dropped the music that I knew he could since 2013
There's two polar opposites so I can finally see it clear
I wonder why I took the former when the latter's why I'm here
I wrote the raps to put this crap to bed and leave it alone
But I'm still pulling out the beats and scribing raps in my phone
So fuck it while I'm here, I better say the dopest of poems
The flow is fuckin' up the ozone, make rappers go home
I'll miss you when I'm gone but I achieved what I wanted
And made my heroes proud of me
There's Nothing Left To Accomplish
(Nah)
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14. |
LMOutro
02:53
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I now quit altogether public affairs
And I lay down my burden
The other person
Most nearly concerned
Has tried up to the last
To persuade me to take a different course
For that
I am very grateful
It may be some time before I return
And if at any time in the future
I can be found of service
I shall not fail.
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Army of One Auckland, New Zealand
Army of One, 26
Independent rap artist
Auckland, New Zealand. The new album “Nothing Left To Accomplish” by Army of One & LMO releases 12 April 2024
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OriGin is just a watertight rap release (no album-cover themed pun intended)
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from here, out there
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This collaborative record between two megatalents of underground rap should not be missed under an circumstance. Include the bonus tracks and you have a beautiful 27-minute meditation of metaphor.
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